Hello Hero! Totally agree with everything you said! I just returned 2 weeks ago from a 3000km (1800miles) trip through France on my 22yr old VFR 6gen. No problem. Not a single issue. Drove it through the mountains of the Ardèche and Vosges regions, the thing EATS corners. I had a hard time keeping it under 100mph because it's so fun to ride and hear that V4 growl above 6800 rpm 😜The bike is so pure, no traction control, my VFR also doesn't have ABS. I love it haha. And the best thing is (next to its sound), being 22 years old, it still looks sexy. Timeless. What a fricking bike.
This is freaky!! I just did a similar trip to yours via L'Ardèche back in May and did a similar distance to yours on my VFR800 2005 model. Don't say yours is red too !! 😂
@@Tanjawi0000 Haha, that's good! Hope you enjoyed it, but I don't doubt that. Beautiful France on the back of a VFR... it doesn't get much better. Mine is the silver version. ✌🏼
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Main problem with theses bike's is that the wiring loom has a defect in the main connector block earth to the headlight . When this fails , the bike completely shuts off as the headlight acts like a kill switch. I belive in the states there was a recall for a new wiring loom to be fitted. How do I know this, its because i had a vfr800 and it happened to me on several occasion until I finally found out about the problem. But over here they said that it was never was an issue . The fix was to remove the n s fairing, locate the large wiring loom block and find the earth on either side. Now you have to by pass the earth from the headlight loom to the main wiring loom. So if your vfr cuts out and you dont know why, thats your problem and simple fix. Uk 🇬🇧
hi my English is not great,but first thanks second what should I do with the earth wire or thing, iam going to get a vfr800 very soon iam very interrsted
Fantastic video mate… Mine’s a Gen 3 so no V-Tec (which I prefer) and just as you said is able to keep up with the best of em’ on the twisties. Comfortable, sounds great, and once the regulator failure was dealt with has given me 70k miles of trouble free fun!
Owner of a 6th gen VFR for 5 years and 25k miles ridden. I like it for its uniqueness, the v4 engine and single sided swingarm. Handling and power are good enough for me and I would rather ride my vfr than a standard inline 4 sport bike. One thing i will say is I don’t think it is particularly comfortable at all. Probably still more comfortable than a cbr600 but my back and ass still hurt after a couple hours on my vfr. I would still recommend
Comfort is relative. I rode my Multistrada for 3300 miles in two weeks from California to Colorado and back, and I would have been fine hopping on it the next day. And it's also a bike that is 90% there with the sport bikes, despite being 500+ lbs and tall. It would be perfect if the engine was reliable.
Love my gen6 07 model. Bumbles about through towns and villages, nails the national speed limit twisties and drones all day on the motorway which I try to avoid as it is such a pleasure to ride.
I love my 08 ABS. Same colour with matching panniers. I put 6000 km on it this season on some great long trips in BC. Full Delkivics and a Sargent seat. I love it for touring and regularly do long multiday trips. It's my forever bike.
I have a 2005 YZF600r and it sounds a lot like me describing the difference between it and an R6. Clip-ons are on top of the tree, way more comfortable. Still got 100hp!
It’s so much fun to see the faces of guys with bikes like the M1000RR, and I outride them on my RS 250 and KTM 390. As long as you’re not that guy flying down the highway at 180 mph, then what’s the point?
Owned one for 6 months, added risers and now just added peg lowering kit. It corners beautifully, commutes perfectly. They aint that comfortable though, pegs are high that my knees hurt after 4 hours , 6 hour mark im waiting to get off . Have done a few 600k +trips , very reliable. I only buy honda. I keep a regulator under the seat.
I've owned 3 VFR's in the past (One 5th Gen and Two 6th Gens). Fantastic bikes! But they can get a little sterile and/or boring. Since then I've owned many different types of sport tourers like the Yamaha FJR, Kawi Concours 14, BMW S1000XR. All great sport tourers in their own regard but what really rang my bell were the Ducati ST4, ST3, several generations of Mutlistradas and currently the KTM Super Duke GT. For me, motorcycles need to be engaging and on the pointier end of sport touring. The VFR1200 has been on my radar for a long while. Will report back when I do find one. Cheers from Texas!
I drive a bandit 1200 but I imagine the VFR1200 would be the best of both worlds… I’m surprised 800cc ended up being sterile/boring for you!!! What was so boring about it?
My 5th gen VFR800FI was far better than I expected it to be, the press have always painted it as a old man’s tourer but it’s properly fast when it use all the revs of that fantastic bulletproof V4 motor! Braked well, turned in too, did 2.5 x the speed limit, wheelied, comfortable too, only downside was the single sided swingarm seized up
VFR, the best bike every built, whichever model you choose from. Have 3 gen rc36, the older 750 model, black with white wheels. That's a nice one, the 6 gen, and not much different really from the previous model but personally if I were to pick a newer one I would pick a 5 gen which also has 800cc and EFI, but with the gear cams instead of the Valve timing thing . The regulators are a problem with the early models, but they can be relocated to the front where they can get better air cooling, and if they are left idle they really don't like that, but other than that they are all bulletproof bikes whichever you choose.
Nice to hear your comments on the Vffer, had mine 10 years second stater/RR fitted this year, got it from Electrex World LTD they do the up grade . and it lasted 10 year. i like the bike, i have bar unit on that i can fit a st1100 bars on sits me up fine , this is first vid seen of you i am now following, thanks for info, cheers shiny side up J. Ps. would like to now the make and cost ish of your gear indicator, tried one and it stopped my rev counter , many thanks J
@@laz1go286 yeah, I also fitted a Shindengen RR to mine as well and I do agree with the 6th gen looks. I think the ideal bike would be a 5th gen engine in a 6th gen frame
6th gen looks so much better and the VTEC is exactly what makes it AWESOME. 5th gen's gear-driven cams really is just over-engineering. When I got off the 6th gen, onto the 5th gen, that bike was just SLOW...
@@EtherealGrows ultimately it's subjective but there are a lot of people who beg to differ with your description of "slow"... and I really do not understand why you'd want VTEC which gives you a little kick, definitely not something I want when knee down and at the edge of the tire. Greatly prefer something with a linear powerband and predictable. And over engineering? I'll take that as a compliment given how cheap these bikes can be had and how bulletproof the cam drives are, and they make a badass supercharger sound as well.
Going 16-45 is pretty popular ion VFR peoples too. Also my 5th gen got full DMr front and back suspension and fresh Metzeler Roadtec 01 SE and boy does it feel like a fresh bike!
Hello Hero, I have the same motorcycle, i love it, but i thing to change this bike with Honda X11. Can you make video with Honda X11. I thing this bike is very interest.
All vfrs are good i have 3 of them 2 750 models and 1200f had a 800 8th gen great bike had it 4 yr but just fancied a 1200 like you do like you said in the clip 800vfr has more than enough power for the road will easly keep with newer bikes and bigger cc ones myself having both a v tec one and a gear driven cam one prefer the gear driven cam motor been a honda they run for ever.
@@DavidStacey-tx7on straight cut gear whine definitely helps in the sound department pre vtec but thats more of a sports bike. this is honda’s sport touring bike that wont leave ur ass sore and still sounds pretty good
@@np51486 Gear driven cam engines were never a sportsbike, they had a beautiful linear delivery of power and torque, no steps of jumps. The Vtec engine made it feel peaky
Had 5th gen great bike with some flaws.Under gage thin wiring frying connectors and stator and regulator.Solution is VFRness after market thick wiring.Another flaw it runs hot very hot and not ideal getting stuck in summer city traffic.You will see temp going over 200 and you better pray your fan doesn't malfunction....other then that it's great bike.6th gen has the annoying over engineered Vtech and that can startle you when it kicks in and you better not leaning over.... There is a reason why ton of them available CL under 4k
If I wasn’t riding a Blackbird, I’d be looking for a VFR800. There is a hell of a lot of bike there. As you say, hard to beat this generation of Hondas
It depends on what you want out of the bike. An F4i is going to be a lot lighter and better in the corners. But a VFR will still sound better and probably be more comfortable for distances. VFR's have wider seats and lower pegs to aid in comfort.
The VFR is very good, but now there are some new rivals like the Triumph Tiger 660 Sport. The Triumph, mabe not as confortable or reliable, but is a very sporty bike.
People crap on Ducati for maintenance cost and yada yada yada, they’ve never owned one themselves. I own a 2005 Monster 620, and it’s been rock solid. I’ve only have one issue ever, the fuel pump died a month or so ago. That’s it. The air cooled 2valve motors from Ducati are as solid as you can get, and the timing belt and valve clearance service is easily done by a competent wrencher. You don’t HAVE to take it to a shop. But most people who buy Ducati bikes have money, and they let the dealer do the bulk of the services if not all. And THAT’S where they get most of their current reputation for being “always in the shop.”
how long have you had it? how many miles did you put on it? genuine question - not questioning your credibility, just want to understand how much use your bike has had to call it reliable.
@@180FiftyFive I bought it in 2017 with 10,000 miles on it. I rode it almost daily for just over a year, then random weekends only for 3yrs due to work, and back to a daily rider since. It now has just under 40,000 miles on the clock. I live in New England and the past couple years have only been off the road for just under 2months each of the last two winters.
@@AT2Productions Let me know when Your Duc hits 200K miles and it is still reliable. 40K is nothing. I sold my 07 VFR , with 232K, Unopened block, no oil leaks nor consumption, no smoke, just ready to go any time.. OF course it was always serviced on time, and the valves were done every 50K but that is it. That is what a Ducati just cannot match IMO..
@@laz1go286 Did I compare it to a Honda? Nope. Just pointed out that some criticisms are overblown. Also, prolonged periods of inactivity is just as bad, if not worse, for a vehicle than consistent use. Guess what, my bike has dealt with both multiple times and only had one component failure in that time. So tell me again how a bike you’ve only assumed about is wholly unreliable.
@@AT2Productions No You did not compare it to a Honda, but HeroRR did compare the VFR to Ducatis' V4.. And You commented as a Duc owner, with Your experience. That is pretty straight forward I reckon.. I did not say that Ducatis are fully unreliable, All I said was that milage is relative, and I haven't seen Italian bikes with such high milage as some of the Jap bikes can handle easy..
A topbox is sooo ugly on a VFR. My '96 4th gen has one as well... Like you, I love my VFR. I do not use it that much. I recommissioned it and is close to perfect. It is also metalic dark blue and not red (as most of the 4th gen are). And, I have to be honest, it is not nearly as comfortable and useable as my '03 R1150GS, but is a lot prettier. And the V4 is sooo much nicer than the boxer twin!
